Article having composite hard coat layer and method for forming composite hard coat layer

An article, comprising:

• a hard coat layer on a surface of the article;
• and
• an anti-staining surface layer directly on a surface of the hard coat layer;
• wherein the article is produced by:
• applying a hard coat agent composition comprising an active energy ray-curable compound onto the surface of the article to form a hard coat agent composition layer;
• film-forming, on the surface of the hard coat agent composition layer, with a surface layer material comprising an active energy ray-curable compound having anti-staining property and/or lubricating property to form a surface material layer;
• and
• irradiating the formed hard coat agent composition layer and the formed surface material layer with active energy rays, curing the two layers simultaneously to form a composite hard coat layer comprising a hard coat layer contacting the surface of the article and an anti-staining surface layer contacting the surface of the hard coat layer.

A method for forming a composite hard coat layer, comprising:

• applying a hard coat agent composition onto a surface of an article to form a hard coat agent composition layer, the hard coat composition comprising an active energy ray-curable compound;
• film-forming, directly on a surface of the hard coat agent composition layer, with a surface layer material comprising an active energy ray-curable compound having an anti-staining property and/or a lubricating property, to form a surface material layer;
• and
• irradiating the formed hard coat agent composition layer and the formed surface material layer with active energy rays to simultaneously cure the layers and form the composite hard coat layer;
• wherein the composite hard coat layer comprises a hard coat layer in contact with the surface of the article and an anti-staining surface layer in contact with a surface of the hard coat layer.